Dominaire

Cover Girl

Tomb Raider

Harmony

The Number of the Beast

This excellent climb would be an instant classic if it was at any of the other more popular sectors in the region.  Definitely one of the best 5.11s at the NRG.

The climb starts roughly 50 feet left of Dominaire, just right of a blunt arete. Start by making long pulls on good edges until you are established on jugs beneath the arete.  Pump, big reaches, and inobvious sequences will eventually lead to a lower angle slab.  Get ready to punch it one last time as you head into the anchors. Savor the view and the solitude as you look up and down the beautiful gorge.

Start on a good sharp sidepull, work up and left clipping 5 bolts, then keep going left to join the red hangers and harder climbing of the adjacent line (Tomb Raider 13b). Big moves on mostly good holds, great rock, multiple cruxes. Classic!

Only complaint is that the 10th bolt seemed far right of the obvious weakness and was annoying to clip. A finger sized piece could be used instead of the bolt.

Boulder up the right-facing corner before and find a way to get established on the slab. Pull a couple more long moves to get to a nice stance in a hueco. A few more mini-cruxes on the headwall lead to the anchors and one of the best views in the gorge.

This thing would be classic if it weren't frequently wet in the middle. Catch it when it's dry out!

Climb the long wide corner using practically zero offwidth skill then tackle the final steep fist to hands crack

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Routes in Domino Point